...How Important Education In My Life My future is a place where I have to spend the rest of my life. I have many experiences to look forward to and enjoy, and I'll also have different times when things aren't so good. Education plays a very important role in making my life in the future as complete and fulfilling as possible.In my future I have to consider many occurrences that I will be required to face. There are goals that need to be attained. I will want to have a beautiful home...a good car...get married...have children..., the possibilities are endless. I will want to give back to my community and join different clubs and organizations. I would like to help children that are in troubled situations and encourage them that there is hope. I want to travel the world and see new places and different cultures. I want to know how technology works. I want to be involved.How can I accomplish these things? Well, there are two paths I can follow. The first "option" is if I don't consider going to college, I can leave high school and begin working in a difficult job with minimum pay, if I can even find one. This job will cause me to work longer hours, giving me less time. I can probably rent an apartment and only go to it in-between work shifts. I will have less time to look for a wife and get married. Children are now completely out of the question because they need a great amount of time and they are very expensive. I will not be able to take vacation time to see the world as I would...
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...My philosophy of education is a far cry from the ideas my parents or teachers have been trying to convey into my wide open conscientiousness throughout my short but - in spite of what my parents or some teachers think - quite apprehensive and sensitive life. It is really annoying to hear all the time the same phrases regarding education as something one has to do, is expected to do or, in some cases, is forced to do...this way or the the other, it has always sounded to me more as my parents or my teachers philosophy of education and not mine. How many times have we heard such things as: if don't study you are going to be nobody or look at him, he didn't go to school and now he is just a small potato...to tell you the truth, nothing has disouraged me more then such " glorification of education ". Does it mean if I don't get well educated my value as a human being will decrease? I wonder who sets the standards? Does anyone remember what Margaret Mead once said: " Children must be taught how to think, not what to think ". As far as I can remember, the whole idea of education for me was surrounded with such words as: term papers, achievements, motivation, activities, tests, grade point average, best effort, etc, etc...my God and there was this little, poor student trying to lie, cheat, pretend or whatever alse it takes to get by all those educational " key words " - what a chalenge. I guess anyone who can get through all of these without any serious mental damages may consider...
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...decision to become a teacher to make a difference in the lives of children, connect with families, and learn from experienced teachers that have impacted the lives of so many students. Teaching is a way of helping others, which to me is quite fulfilling. The reason I am pursuing a degree in Educational Studies is to prepare for work in teaching. Teaching has so many rewards. Just knowing that I have the ability to mold the minds of students who have the potential to go so far is a huge reward. I plan on pursuing a career in teaching in the future with my degree. But, if I ever decided to change my career choice of teaching there are other options available for education degree holders. For example: preschool teacher, tutor, and teaching life skills in prison. Addressing ideas from "101 Ways to Combat Prejudice" in my profession: "Watch language and avoid stereotypical remarks and challenge those made by others." "Read and encourage children to read books that promote understanding of different cultures as well as those that are written by authors of diverse backgrounds." "Create a school calendar with all the holidays and important civil rights dates represented." There are numerous resources from the website "Critical Multicultural Pavilion" that I could incorporate in future employment: Awareness Activities, for example, watch a film with enough time for dialogue. Equity...
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...My Personal Philosophy of Education It is customary that on New Year’s Eve, we make New Year resolution. The fact is that we are making a set of guideline that we want to live by. These are motives that we seek to achieve. In a similar way, teachers live by philosophy. This essay focuses on my personal philosophy of education. It unfolds the function of philosophy in a teacher’s life, my view on the purpose of education, the student teacher- relationship and the philosophy which influences my views expressed. All of these beliefs make up my personal philosophy of education. A teacher’s philosophy is a set of convictions that is held regarding his or her values, actions and knowledge. It entails personal perceptions of life. These will lead to the decisions that are made to accomplish classroom, school and social goals. It will answer the question of ‘why do I teach?’.Is it because teaching is a secure job or do I really want o be involved in the development of the minds of the future generation. A teacher’s philosophy will dictate the strategies used to relay information to students, the teacher-student relationship as well as the message brought across to students. A teacher’s philosophy of education examines the definition and goals of education. Nelson Mandela (date unknown) said that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. This statement is in fact true. In order for humans to make informed and logical decisions, they have to be...
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...Inside India’s Education I am glad to say that I am one of those lucky few kids in India who had the privilege of attending a private school. My parents could afford to send me to a good school, and I am eternally grateful to them. But, I did not understand how lucky I was until 2006, when I volunteered to teach English to a group of kids studying or rather enrolled in a government school where subjects are taught in regional language. It was when I met these kids aged between 6-12, and I got firsthand information about their class structure, teachers, syllabus, etc. Recently, I read “Needs Improvement’: Despite Progress, India’s primary education system has ways to go” published in The Lauder Global Business Insight Report 2013 by Knowledge@Wharton. In the rest of this paper, I would like to compare my first-hand experience and reflect on this article. Majority of the population in India lives in rural areas with access mostly to government led primary schools. Rural India is the backbone of India and the future of India lies in the hands of the children of India. Currently the problems I see with government-led schools in India are: * The teaching medium in most of the schools is the regional language of the state in which the school is located [5] * The very large ratio of students to teachers hence lack of individual attention [6] * A large number of untrained teachers [7] * A general lack of disinterest in learning due to the attitude of people...
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...I learned to read and write with passion during my education in China. I still remember it as if it were yesterday my first day of class in China a young naive kid with no care of respect acknowledge to any of my teacher. Which give me the nickname “cocky bastard” which sadly only boosted my ego to do even worse in school which also gave me a very horrid reputation at home causing many parents at the village to forbid their children to talk or play with me. During my first and second years, my grades were basically a joke and that most of the teacher just give up on me which I could not blame them since I never completed any of my homework and barely showed up at class. But somehow I was able to attend third grade which in my opinion back then was a waste of my time since both of my parents lived in the US while I was left in the care of my uncle who was trying his best to guide me to the right...
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...My Assessment Philosophy I believe assessment should be embraced by educators and used as a tool to guide students towards academic success. Assessment is a vital part of the teaching and learning process. The assessment of prior knowledge, diagnostic assessment, helps highlight students’ understandings and misconceptions. Diagnostic assessment, assessment for learning, is also the starting point of planning process. Assessment is a process that should be put in place throughout the teaching and learning process, formative assessment. Formative assessment, assessment as learning, allows educators to monitor students’ progress and adjust plans accordingly. Summative assessment, assessment of learning, is the assessment of students’ overall development...
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...SPECIAL EDUCATION - PHILOSOPHY My Special Education Philosophy S. Bruce Butrym Grand Canyon University: SPE 529N January 26TH, 2012 My Special Education Philosophy Philosophy…Webster defines that thought as, “a discipline comprising as a core logic, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.” With all due respect to Mr. Webster, combining the aforementioned subjects within a philosophical statement for one’s purpose in life may be the correct approach for ivy leagued institutions, but for an individual striving to reach high school age students within the Autistic Spectrum, in a TMD self-contained classroom; leaning ever so closely to a PMD format, a more down to earth approach would seem more appropriate. As such, after reviewing each of the core areas of philosophy, the subject of Metaphysics drew my attention. Defined in layman terms… Metaphysics allows me to, for one, to consider all I interact with within the schools four walls as “real beings”; and secondly, to consider those “real beings” as “genuine constituents” of the world that can hopefully can add additional strength to the makeup of that world. A major component to the development of my philosophy was to take advantage of the opportunity to interview a number of staff from my local high school; to review what these seasoned staff members had developed...
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...Throughout my life, education has always been a top priority. I believe that a good education leads to a more successful and prosperous life and I want to do everything I can to ensure that kind of future. My best friend told me about the amazing learning experience that she had through this program last summer. As soon as she told me about how the program was all about the students learning, opposed to grades like it is in school, I knew that with my love for traveling and learning that it would be something that I would love to take part in. As my mom and I discussed the possibility of me attending this program, we struggled with the big question most students in high school struggle with, what to major in. Within our conversation, my mom,...
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...Accepting Personal Responsibility for my Education GEN/200 November 11, 2013 Accepting Personal Responsibility for my Education Success is built on courage, hard work, and personal responsibility. Far too often failure is blamed on outside influences whereas the true answer lies within oneself. My success as a University of Phoenix (UOPX) student is my personal responsibility and I realize that I need to manage my time more efficiently as well as become more organized in my personal life to become a successful student. “Personal Responsibility is the quality or state of being accountable, an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or account for ones actions.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2013). I must take responsibility for my work, my family, and my education to be lucrative and successful in my degree program. I will have to create a plan to create a balance of these important parts of my life. This will have a great deal to do with getting my priorities in order. I need to take inventory of the important things in my life (my husband, my children, my grandson, my business, and my undergraduate degree) and learn how to let some of the not so important things go if necessary. Although it has been a top priority in the past always to attend every event my children have been involved in I realize that with them being adults now they will be able to understand if I have to miss a minor event from time to time in order to accomplish finishing an assignment...
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...Dr. Jonathan Steinwand and Carolyn Kramer, I want to take some time to thank both of you for helping me finance my education at Concordia. My experience at this institution has been nothing short of astonishing, allowing me to have experiences and accomplishments that I hadn't imagined when I first stepped on campus. Now, before you assume that I am exaggerating my time spent at Concordia, I'd like to share a few of the opportunities I've taken advantage of in the past few years. I studied away in Washington D.C. through the college's involvement in Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS), where I worked at the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF). Home to some of the great social activists of recent history, like Gloria Steinem, FMF allowed...
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...“Why is continuing my education important for my future?” The future refers to what will happen or come in time. In so many speeches, we hear people tell us how we control our own futures and how what we do affects what our future will be. Without knowledge and education, we cannot hope to control our futures. Firstly, being educated will help me gain understanding and appreciation because I will be able to step out of my comfort zone and understand different subjects and try new paths. For instance, I may decide to study law and not be interested in studying law again because I feel like I might not be able to take on the challenge, but I still have different choices in business, acting, singing etc. because then I would be open to explore new paths and still enjoy the different knowledge that I encounter. Secondly, I would have more control and better choices when making important decisions in my life because if I were not educated, I would be illiterate and be regarded upon as stupid and ignorant and I would not have a positive future. In addition, I would be able to make better choices that will help me be successful in whatever path I choose to take. Furthermore, when I get educated, I would have more control over my life. For instance, I would be regarded as an important and educated person in society. Finally, education will affect my future because I will be able to go to college so that I can have a meaningful and fruitful career in business. I will have different...
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...Growing up in an Asian household, education has always been a priority for both my and parents and me. Ever since I brought my backpack to school, my parents have always ingrained the idea in my mind that education is the key to success. Recognizing the importance of education, I have been striving to not only attain but also excel in education no matter where I am, who I am, and what I am doing. My education path up to this point of my life has never been a straight, dull line like I used to hope for. Thanks to lots of personal experiences and favorable circumstances, my education path never gets more interesting and exciting than this one! My family and I moved to America from Vietnam when I was eleven years old. Elkridge Landing Middle School was my first school, where I first attended in America. Imagine a duck in a flock of chickens. Yes, I was the duck. Knowing little English and living in a new environment, however, I was not intimidated to foster my own education. In only 3 months, from “Can you please repeat that?” to “I agree. What’s your opinion on this...
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...BREADTH AND MY EDUCATION 3 Liberal Arts Breadth and My Education There are many benefits to getting a Liberal Arts degree in today’s economic market. It is a message to your employer that you are willing to take on new information, and learn more then what is necessary to succeed. It shows initiative and the ability to expand your horizons beyond yourself. In a Liberal Arts education there is more purpose then just learning the career field of choice. It is a program that teaches critical thinking and self-thought. It teaches the student how to learn and teach themselves, to achieve more than just memorization of facts. In the Ottawa University Liberal Arts degree they have four breadth areas that are required for completion of their program. The breadth areas are as follows: Art/Expression, Social/Civic, Science/Description and Value/Meaning. Art/Expression According, to the official curriculum laid out by the school this category is that is highly concentrated in being capable of expressing self through art or speech. It spans from painting, to music, dance, language and communication. The manual’s description is, “how we express ourselves in spoken and written communication and the arts, looking at strengths, experiences, and new opportunities for challenge and growth.” Like, most people art has always been a part of my life. It followed me through my elementary school years to high school. I took ceramics, painting and woodworking 1, 2, 3, and 4 though my years in high...
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...The primary focus of my Philosophy is based on the importance of social justice and equity in the child’s early years. I believe that each child should have the right to participate in the environment and to freely express his or her ideas and thoughts (Sims, 2009). Diverse human experiences are highly respected. It is crucial to involve their cultural backgrounds in the daily programming and planning as a step toward an inclusive environment. This would encourage the children to participate equally in their early childhood environment and to develop their sense of belonging (Burman, 2008). I believe that each child is valuable and unique and has his or her own points of strength. I see the children as competent and capable of making their...
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